OS Installation

[slaytus]

Hey I'm gonna have my system finally up and running this weekend, and I was just wondering If i should install a copy of windows XP and then a copy of windows 7 because I have some older games like original unreal tournament GOTY and some older rainbow six games.

I know they have the run in compatibility xp mode but doesn't always work. So will I be able to play all my old and new releases off of windows 7 or should I install both to run older games on the xp side?

Also, with my setup below in my signature, will xp recognize all my cores and my 8 GB of RAM?

Any input would be nice :)
Thanks,

[DaemonCantor]

I know you'll need a full copy of Win XP for Rainbow Six, I have all of them as well and they won't even try to run under compatibility mode, also I've noticed that C & C even Generals won't run on Windows 7 at all ether so I would suggest doing a Dual Boot and Yes Install XP first...I have heard people saying the other way around but you don't get the Choose OS screen at Startup that way...As a side benefit you'll have a 32bit system for Installing Far Cry 1 on and it's then easy to import and update it to 64bit in Windows 7...

[slaytus]

ok thanks man thats how i got my laptop and netbook setup i installed xp then windows 7.
so ill make small partition for xp to run most older ones and use 7 for most newer aged games lol
Thanks again